The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-10-13

Marietta, sent out from the Council in At
lanta. Their first services were held last
I'Sunday morning at McCutcheon's Hall and
have been continued all the week, emitting
| Monday The army here is in command of
Captain Lula Adams, assisted bv another
female, and two men, Major White and
B. NJ Keith. Their services consist of
talks, prayers and songs, while tamborine
is occasionally used during the singing.
1t was novel sight TO most of our people
to see these woman and men kneeling on
our streets in the dust of humiliation. offer
ing up prayers for the salvation OF sinners.
While the propriety of their mode of draw
ing crowd may be questioned by the
critical, We have no right to Judge the mo-
tlves ofthese people, and if they can do any
good in Marietta, they are welcome to do
so Major White, one of the Salvation lead
ers, is quite fluent talker, earnest and
sincere in his manners
| The Georgia Pacific Railroad has built
an excellent depot building on their line
near Concord Wooden Mills, which they call
Concord, to which place Concord Mills will
remove their business 1t will also be of
great benefit to that section OF the county
as post Office will soon be established
there, giving the citizens of that vicinity
better postal and shipping facilities. The
management of the G. p R R. is in good
hands, and the clever gentlemen composing
it are entitled to the thanks Of that section
-LosT- Saturday evening an oblong
selt-closing imitation alligator skin purse,
containing abou' Slim bills, a receipt of Wat
sons Dying establishment, etc. Miss Cor
telyou will literally reward any one return
ing the same. G. W. Benson.
We are doing well in finding homes for
the North Georgia Conference which meets
here Dec Z, 1887. Members of the Episco
pal Presbyterian and Baptist churches
have been exceedingly kind We highly
appreciate it. We will reciprocate. Some
persons in the community who are not
members of any church have promised to
assist US. We still need homes for 1876 del
egates. P. NJ. RYBURN, Pastor.
One hundred and fifty gallons new
crop Sorghum made by Robert A. McCol-
lum, at forty cents per gallon, al McCutch-
cons. Tryit.
Pearl Shirts at Hirschs.
Place your orders for meats OF all kinds
with Stephens Brothers.
AT a revival meeting held at Union
Hill, near this place by the Rev. w D.
Shea during last week two persons were
baptised and received into the fellowship of
the Methodist church, one was an infant in
its mothers arms and the other Mr. John
| T. Bowling, aged one hundred and four
years -Ringgold Courier.
The Piedmont Fair in Atlanta opened
Monday with about $4,000 people in attend
ance. Governor Gordon, of Georgia, and
Hon. Sam J. Randall of Pennsylvania, de-
ivered the opening speeches. The races
Tuesday were fine. Miss Cawley, owned by
Anderson 4 Mcintosh, OF Marietta. won
the trotting raceAtime 2:3O.
The quarterly meeting of the Cobb
county Sunday School Association will be
at Austell on Saturday and Sunday Oct
29th and Both. Homes will be provided for
delegates and district slperintendents. Let
all the schools in the comfy be represented
We earnestly hope all district superintend-
ents will attend. W. l.. SESSIONS. Sec.
John H. Barnes is now with John Keely,
the leader of low prices and will be pleas
ed TO Lave his friends call for him when in
the city
We are glad to see the growing interest
in chicken raising In our town and county
The best breeds are being bought good
chicken houses are being provided and the
best attention given. This means plenty of
chickens and eggs to sell thus supplying
at time when most needed ready cash
between the planting and harvesting of
cereal and cotton crops.
ARRIVALS AT Miss MARROW s.-Mr. and
Mrs. Kinfeld and three children Ohio
Mrs. W. P Hardoe, Miss Elizabeth Hardee.
Master Cosmo HaFdee and Mrs. Richard
son, savannah; Mrs f. b. Clark, Tusca
loo5a, Ala Miss Dolly Northcutt, Long
view, Texas Rev. DR.. MarFell, Albany.
Some of our young men paid quarter
to ride out to the Marble Works to see the IL
Illumination Tuesday night and got off at
Col Charley Phillips thinking they had ar
rived at Elizabeth The train moved on
and they had to walk the balance of the way.
Dry goods, Groceries, Meal Flour and
Bran, Tin ware, 4rnoms, Axes Tobacco on
sale at reasonable prices, or country pro
duce taken in exchange, at the highest
market prices, at MeCutcheon's.
| Our customers will kindly remember
that their accounts are due October LIST.
HIRsCH & Sous.
"A beautiful line Of cheap Dless Goods
OF Springer's and now is the time to get
your Exposition dress
w. L. Gilbert is Offering Dry Goods,
Boots and Shoes for short profits. Call and
see him.
Mr.. James Anderson, and Mrs H. S.
Anderson and son, arrived from Waxaha-
che, Texas, last Sunday and will make
Marietta their future home. Mr.. H. S. An
dersop will be here in lew weeks.
Next Monday night Kennesaw Noun
tain will be grandly illuminated in honor
OF President Cleveland and wife, who will
arrive there about nine o clock and remain
about thirty minutes.
The Young Folks W. and L. Society, Of
the Baptist Church, will give pan party "
Oct 9lst. at the residence OF Mrs Murphy,
on Church street. The public cordially in
vited
Mrs. Origen Sibley and son, J. Brain
ard Siblev. OF Mobile, Ala, are visiting the
sister of the former, Mrs. Count R. Boyd on
Lemon street.